2021 September - 17 articles
Background: IHD is determined by an inadequate coronary blood supply to the myocardium, and endothelial dysfunction may represent one of the main pathophysiological mechanisms involved. Genetic predisposition to endothelial dysfunction has been assoc...
In the strictest sense, do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status means that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be performed after death has occurred; all other medical interventions in line with a patient’s goals of care should be implemented. The use o...
Background: TAVR is a safe alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR); however, sex-related differences are still debated. This research aimed to examine gender differences in a real-world transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) co...
von Willebrand factor (VWF) is an adhesive protein involved in primary hemostasis and facilitates platelet adhesion to sites of vascular injury, thereby promoting thrombus formation. VWF exists in plasma as multimers of increasing size, with the larg...
Background: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is a rare congenital heart defect (CHD). Contemporary data regarding its outcome in adults are scarce. Methods: Retrospective, single-center study of all ccTGA patients ov...
Background: Tricuspid regurgitation is gaining importance due to its high morbidity and mortality. Especially in the elderly, novel technologies in percutaneous therapies have become valuable options due to the commonly present high surgical risk. Ca...
The genetic disorder Down syndrome is associated with a decreased susceptibility for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Hematological and immune abnormalities occur frequently in Down syndrome patients. We evaluated, in a preclinical setting, th...
Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a structural abnormality of the left ventricle, usually described as an isolated condition, or sometimes associated with other structural cardiac diseases. LVNC is generally asymptomatic, although it may prese...
Background: While the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Egypt is relatively high, data on the awareness of Egyptians about the cause of RHD are lacking. Methods: Using a pre-tested questionnaire, we performed a multicenter survey of outp...
Even though the tricuspid valve is no longer “forgotten”, it still remains poorly understood. In this review, we focus on some controversial and still unclear aspects of tricuspid anatomy as illustrated by noninvasive imaging techniques. In particula...
Guidelines published in 2021 have supported natriuretic peptide (NP) testing for the prognostication in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and for the diagnosis of chronic and acute heart failure (HF). Our objective was to determine if the a...
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) increases adherence to a healthy lifestyle and to secondary preventive medication. A notable example of such medication is lipid-lowering therapy (LLT). LLT during...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder with characteristics of arterial and/or venous thrombosis due to hypercoagulation status. Although deep vein thrombosis is common, the involvement of arterial thrombosis is more dangerous and...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of global death, highlighting the fact that conventional therapeutic approaches for the treatment of CVD patients are insufficient, and there is a need to develop new therapeutic approaches. In recent ye...
Coronary artery status in adults long after the arterial switch operation (ASO) is unclear. We conducted a systematic review to provide an overview of coronary complications during adulthood and to evaluate the value of routine coronary imaging in ad...
Myocardial infarction remains the principal cause of death in Europe. In patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a promptly revascularization with primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) has transformed prognosis in the last...
Treatment with β-blockers is the main strategy for managing patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction because of their ability to reverse the neurohumoral effects of the sympathetic nervous system, with consequent prognostic and sympt...
